East Cape continued… Wonderful, Wet, Waipiro
I had read in some guide-book somewhere that Waipiro was a ghost town. Read More…
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More East Cape capers
So we will continue…
It is late December 2011 and we are travelling around the East Cape of New Zealand in the Kiwi Blog Bus.
It is supposed to be our main summer holiday.
Sam has taken time off work.
The kids are on their school holidays.
My parents are visiting from the UK and are touring with us in their campervan.
And it is raining.
New Zealand sure knows how to do rain too. Read More…
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Penguins and pews on the East Cape
From Opotiki we travelled north-east (ish) along the pohutakawa–lined, ocean hugging Pacific Highway.
The road passes through small settlements and towns.
Past brightly coloured primary schools and roadside veggie stalls. Read More…
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East Cape beginnings and Opotiki
Over the next few days I am going to post about a trip we took this summer around the East Cape of New Zealand.
I have long wished to go on this journey.
The Pacific Highway from Whakatane round to Gisborne takes in one of North Island’s most isolated areas – rich in Maori heritage and spectacular rugged coastlines. Read More…
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Muse in a Museum
muse
– (verb) to be absorbed in thought
– (noun) an instance or period of reflection
I think museums are great places to visit.
There is a vast array in New Zealand and they vary tremendously from small personal collections in garages to fantastic displays in swish buildings with air-con, shiny floors and a pricey cafe.
Todays post is about the British Car Museum which we stumbled upon last October during a visit to Hawkes Bay.
It is not swish but it’s most certainly interesting and I can honestly say I’ve never seen anything else like it.
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Getting historical in an Auckland Regional Park
After our stay in Thames we drove over the tremendously new Kopu bridge (with NO queuing in traffic) and set off around the East Coast Road to the other side of the Firth of Thames.
We drove up to Tapapakanga Regional Park, just south of Orere Point, where we found two wonderfully located
seaview/beachfront campsites …. for tents. Read More…
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A trip to Thames
With a cargo of just three people and two dogs, the bus set off on Friday 13th January for a few days away before Sam had to return to work after his Christmas/New Year break.
We decided not to go too far and Read More…
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